Crypto Heist: Scammers Swipe $3 Million on Christmas Day in MS Drainer Scheme
Phishing Sites Exploiting Wallet Drainers Persist in Targeting Unwary Cryptocurrency Users. In a span of 24 hours, scammers managed to pilfer $3 million worth of cryptocurrencies, employing Google Ads to promote deceptive websites equipped with wallet-draining software. Cointelegraph's report on December 21 highlighted scammers utilizing MS Drainer to abscond with $59 million in cryptocurrency during 2023. According to Scam Sniffer, the malefactors leveraged Google Ads to deceive cryptocurrency users into accessing counterfeit versions of Web3 platforms like Zapper, Lido, Stargate, DefiLlama, Orbiter Finance, and Radient. The security firm detected recent incidents involving phishing sites associated with the same attackers' addresses, adding them to their scam database on December 25. another victim lost $880k worth of aEthWBTC to phishing scams about 11 minutes ago. https://t.co/yMM9OSzRDI https://t.co/6n6m0lZQK4 pic.twitter.com/jsrEGTaVJ8 — Scam Sniffer | Web3 Anti-Scam (@...